GRIND

The Faroese should not let outsiders determine what aspects of their culture they need to abandon or alter. The Grind is an important part of Faroese culture and should be continued for future generations of Faroese.

This is the history of capable men.  We bust our asses to provide for others and then criticized for how we do it by those who feast from our tables.

Beautiful song, beautiful video. I figured out it was a list of participles describing the Grindaráp, but I don’t know what they mean. Even so, that’s a great way to structure a poem. And the images are great. The people who comment negatively are just ignorant urbanites who have no idea what i’s like to live interconnected with their environment. Every place they put their feet, all their lives, has been paved or mowed or sodded or somehow interfered with. People raised on a toxic diet of Disney and Pixar who romanticize the natural world while their wasteful urban lives destroy it. They are to be pitied. Put it this way, they are people who speak of the need to “build community”. We rural people don’t need to build community, our communities have existed for centuries. You can’t expect people who are so deprived of contact with the natural world, so devoid of understanding of what communities actually are, to understand the real thing when they see it. Poor things actually think that the mercury in whales is more toxic to humans than their sterile, vacuous urban lives. Don’t give in! The life you have in the Faroes is a rare thing, and ought to be treasured. Doesn’t mean it’s perfect, but it’s better than anything those ignorant cultural imperialists have.

I visited the Faroe Islands last summer. I'm in love with the culture and language. Maybe one day I can live there.

Proud half Faroese. I love it, I'm seriously considering moving there later in life.

Awesome, Lív!!! 

Heilt alvorliga merkja Føroyskt ;) Totalt gásarhold! 

"The poem is written with adjectives only". Actually, it's written with verbs in present participle. (running, breathing etc) Yrkingin hevur allarflest sagnorð í 1. lýsingarhátti, hatta eru ikki lýsingarorð, hóast tey hátta seg lýsandi.

That just give me goose bumps.....a must buy from iTunes

Beautiful Lyrics, song and voice. Greetings from Switzerland.

My first time hearing this and I was about to sail of my chair. This was beautiful, I felt some ancient vibes in my heart. Got to play it again, Now. Thanks.

eg má siga, at hetter er ein sera góður sangur. 

nice Lív

потрясающе👍

Here in Brazil we hear you and find beautiful

Ótrúliga vakurt. :)

For kul Lív :)

Flott :)

koyr á hetta er mega gott :)

TRADUZIONE La caccia alle balene nelle Isole Faroe nel Nord Atlantico dove vivo, è stata praticata sin dai tempi dei primi insediamenti nordici sulle isole. Mio nonno (93 anni) Johannes Andreas Næs, precedentemente noto come "Flóvin Flekk", scrisse questa poesia nei suoi primi anni. La poesia descrive la nostra vecchia tradizione sulla caccia alle balene. Poesia, musica e video non sono inclini a criticare o suscitare nulla. È scritto con verbi al participio presente su un'antica tradizione faroese che è ancora una parte enorme della nostra cultura. Testo della cornice: lancio, fischio, palpitante, respiro, rotolamento, ebollizione, vertigini, in piedi, gorgoglio, zampillo, vento di mare che forma nuvole. Portare, arare, schiumare, scorrere attraverso i secoli, emozionare, librarsi prolisso sulle sbarre spoglie. Sudato, premuroso, pensieroso, calunnioso, provocatorio, tiro alla fune, tiro alla fune - con arti di pietra. Sanguinando, soffiando, schiacciando, rompendo, macinando, soffice, affondando, fluttuando - annegando con brillantezza giocosa ed effervescente.- La lingua guada, tremando, spaccando, cercando, imparando, interrogando, portando - stremba, til ikki av vørrum er hómi. Dal mio album "Keldufar" Lív Næs interpreta Flóvin Flekk. Puoi acquistarlo su Itunes !!! Puoi anche acquistare il singolo "Sveimandi" su Itunes !!!! Venite a trovarmi sulla mia pagina musicale di Facebook Lív Næs